He may never know Chapter Eighteen, a rurouni kenshin fanfic

Chapter eighteen:

"She not getting any better. It's been almost a week now." The doctor said. Shioki and Kaoru's other friend , Suzume were sitting down beside Kaoru.

"Kenshin.." Kaoru murmured.

"Who's Kenshin?" Suzume asked.

" Someone she loves. Thank you doctor for coming." The doctor went out of the room.

"Shioki, when will Kaoru wake up?"

"I don't know. Come on we better get back to work." Kaoru woke up an hour later feeling like hell. She slowly sat up.

"Kenshin…" she whispered. She struggled to get up.

"Kaoru-san! don't get up! Your still to weak!" Shioki said.

"Iie..I need to see Kenshin"

"Kaoru-san you know that's impossible. Now please you need to rest."

"I promise I'm alright." Suzume walked in the room.

"Kaoru-san! your awake!" Kaoru gave a small smile.

"Oh Shioki we need to go to the market."

"Let me go with you." Kaoru said.

"Kao-"

"Onegai.." Shioki sighed.

"Okay." She helped Kaoru up and dressed Kaoru before they left.

-different scene-

"Katsura-san I really think that we should tell Kenshin." Megumi said

"He doesn't need to know he's just going to worry more about Kaoru. By the way where's Sanoske?"

" Outside he's helping Kenshin train the men and the boy. Katsura we have to tell Kenshin"

"Don't worry. I'll tell him soon enough."

-outside the house-

Four of the men practiced with their swords and Yuji practiced with Kenshin. Kenshin put his sword back in the sheath.

"I'm going for a walk. You can practice with the other men if you want." Kenshin passed through the Sakura trees. Some of the petals began to fall around him. He walked down the road slowly trying to get his thoughts thinking of Kaoru.

For the past two months not once did anyone talk about Kaoru and Kenshin was slowly turning back to his old self. It was like what had happened never affected him. This time he was sure to never let his guard down, even if it were close friends. The thought of him being weak angered him, right then he wanted to kill someone anyone, a tiny voice scolded him for thinking of killing and once again found himself thinking of Kaoru back to when he first met her and then how he had complained to his master ,Hiko, saying that he wanted to go out and protect not stay up in the mountains. The memories flooded his mind, there was not one happy memory in his past except for the recent ones..with Kaoru.

-different scene-

"Kaoru-san."

"Hmm?"

"Your not planning on escaping are you?" Kaoru nodded.

"How are you going to do that?"

"Well I'm not really going to…I just wanna see him. Can you please help distract the guard?" Shioki sighed.

"plleeeease?"

"Fine." Kaoru gave her a hug.

"But are you strong enough to walk by yourself?"

"I think I can handle it." Kaoru had been looking while they were getting food but didn't see Kenshin, so she decided that they would just go home.

"I'm sorry you couldn't find him." Shioki said putting the food on the table.

"No…it's fine. I was just being foolish."

'maybe I should just give up….he wouldn't want me back..after all I've done..Kenshin..I'm sorry.' Kaoru kept her self busy by cooking so she wouldn't have to think about Kenshin but she worked herself to hard again and became weak. Again she found herself waking up in her room and a rag on her forehead and it looked like she slept through the whole day for it was now dark. Kaoru sighed. She was tired of the pain she felt for Kenshin, tired of always loosing people she was close too, tired of her sickness. She heard some of the men passing by talk about their next assignment.

"I hear that the battosai is on guard this time."

"What the heck? How are we supposed to beat him? We'll die before we could even take our swords out."

"But we are bringing a dozen men sooo.."

"Heh.. well you didn't mention that..I don't think the battosai could defeat us all. We might even have a chance."

"Don't get your hopes up."

"ya whatever…"

Kaoru's eyes widen.

'There still might be a chance that I can see him!'

"Shioki pleeeaaase?? I promise this is my last favor."

"but Kaoru-san. what am I suppose to say?"

"Say that I am still not able to work. Something that will trick them into-" Kaoru paused for a moment.

"Wait.. I have an idea."

"hmm..it looks like she wont be able to work at all today." A man said looking at Kaoru who was lying down on the futon. Kaoru moaned a bit.

As soon as it was midnight the men got ready. Kaoru quietly slipped out of her room as fast as her legs and strength could take her and followed the men a distance away to make sure no one saw her going out. Kaoru recognized the place where the men were going.

'wait a minute over there is nothing but…quicksand…it's a trap…'While walking Kaoru looked to her side and saw a shadow down in the alley . She quickly went to see who it was. She stopped at the corner of the wall and took time to get her breathing. (remember she's ill so ya.. just reminding u pplz.. ) Kaoru took a peak and saw a person with amber eyes looking at her.

"Kenshin." She whispered. He then turned around and started to walk away. Kaoru reached her hand out to stop him.

"Kenshin!" he stopped and turned around. The two looked at each others eyes for who knows how long. His eyes..had so many questions,hurt, anger, shock, and love. She ran to his arms.

"Kaoru." he said with a clam face.

"Kenshin..please…I didn't mean too! I have missed you so much. Please." Kaoru had so many things she wanted to say but didn't know where to start.

"……." Kenshin just held her from falling.

"Kenshin I really love you! I didn't know they were going to do this! I had no intention on doing this!" tears started to form in her eyes. He tried to push her away but she held on. Then she suddenly kissed him making him melt in to the kiss. He closed his eyes kissing her back.

'hold on here! what am I doing?!?. She betrayed you remember?!?! Damn it!!!…..' Kenshin pushed her away making her fall to the ground. The ribbon on her hair loosened and made her hair fall down covering her face.

"I know you'll never trust me again..but…please…forgive me." She whispered only for Kenshin to hear.

" Men! Over here!!" a voice shouted. Kenshin looked up. It looked like someone had heard them. Kenshin looked at Kaoru once more before he left.

"hey! Who is this girl?" one of the men said.

"She's a servant of ours! How did you get out?!?" Kaoru who had a blank expression didn't say anything.

-different view-

Kenshin angrily went into the house

"There you are. Dinner is-" Megumi was cut off by Katsura.

"You met Kaoru didn't you?" Yuji questioned. Kenshin just paused for a minute and then went to his room. Megumi frowned.

"That's it! I'm tired of his attitude!" she got up from the table and went to Kenshin's door.

"Kenshin! You better come out here and tell us what happened damn it!"

"Megumi! Calm down!" Sano tried to keep her from breaking the door.

"Sorry Katsura but I'm going to tell Kenshin. Kenshin..we found a cure for Kaoru's illness and I need to know how she is doing." There was silence for a moment. Megumi sighed and closed her eyes.

-in Kenshins room-

Kenshin sat down his back to the wall and his sword resting on his left shoulder.

-flashback-

-end of flashback-

'Kaoru.'

-different view-

Kaoru was tied up and soon Tomoe came in the cold dark room.

" Tomorrow. You will watch Kenshin fight Enshi. If Enshi looses you die, but if Enshi wins he dies. Either way I will have my revenge."

"You've gone too far Tomoe."

"You're right. I have gone too far. Too far too back out of it." With that she left the room.